Songwriters Hall of Fame

Richard Adler was born in New York City in 192 1. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina, and served as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War 11.

Mr. Adler co-composed the music and lyrics for numerous musicals…

Norman Gimbel

Norman Gimbel was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 16,1927, and graduated from the Baruch School of Business. He then went on to receive an M.A. from Teachers College of Columbia University. He was self-taught in music, but soon decided to make it his career. His first job in…

Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond is one of those fortunate songwriters to have enjoyed sustained success with a music catalog of major proportions, despite a time in music that saw amazing and often complex changes in the popular taste. In the mid 1960’s he was seen as an increasingly important figure in the…